Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Nathula bound on May 25
Posted by barunroy on May 25, 2008
GANGTOK, May 23: At least 16 members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce are visiting Nathula on May 25 to discuss measures to boost two-way border trade through Nathula. Members of Parliament, Kashi Ram Rana, E Ponnuswamy, Nihilananda Sar, Thennala G Balakrsihnan Pillai, Banwari Kamchhal, Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat Surender Kumar and other officials from the Ministry of Commerce will be reaching Gangtok on May 24.
On the same day, an interactive meeting with the Indian Border traders on the prospective of trade and commerce is also scheduled. The minister of the State Commerce and Industries RB Subba is expected to attend the meeting.
“We will be submitting a memorandum to the Standing Committee which in major includes the demand of revision of lists of items, infrastcrucral development, extension of the duration of the trade and also to issue permit for the vehicles drivers,” Anil Kumar Gupta, the general secretary of Indo-Sino Border Traders Association of Sikkim said.
According to departmental sources, the main purpose of the visit of the Standing Committee members is to have first hand information in terms of export excellence and export infrastructure at airport and other areas in North East areas.
During the visit, the members of the committee will be also interacting with the officials and beneficiaries.
The team will be visiting Nathula on May 25 and will be heading for Guwahati on the same day.
